Daisies | Oh, see how many daisies

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by Igor Vasil'yevich Lotaryov (1887 - 1941), as Igor Severyanin

Translation © by Elizabeth Wiles

Маргаритки

Language: Russian (Русский)

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О, посмотри! как много маргариток —
    И там, и тут...
Они цветут; их много; их избыток;
    Они цветут.

Их лепестки трёхгранные — как крылья,
    Как белый шёлк...
Вы — лета мощь! Вы — радость изобилья!
    Вы — светлый полк!

Готовь, земля, цветам из рос напиток,
    Дай сок стеблю...
О, девушки! о, звезды маргариток!
    Я вас люблю...

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by Igor Vasil'yevich Lotaryov (1887 - 1941), as Igor Severyanin, "Маргаритки", written 1909, first published 1910 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Daisies

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Language: English after the Russian (Русский)

Oh, see how many daisies, 
  Here and there,
They blossom; they are plentiful; they are abundant.
  They blossom.

Their petals are three-edged, like wings,
  Like white silk;
You are the summer's might! You are abundant joy,
  You are radiant multitude!

Earth prepares to flower with the dew’s draught,
  Giving sap to the stalks.
Oh maidens, Oh daisy stars,
  I love you!

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